In 2014, The CW revived the Masters of Illusion TV show and scheduled it on Friday nights. Despite a drop in the ratings, the TV series keeps pulling lucky rabbits out of its hat, and is now in its fourth season on the the network. Will Masters of Illusion be cancelled or renewed for season eight? Stay tuned.
Masters of Illusion debuted on Pax TV in 2000 and ran for two seasons before moving to MyNetworkTV for a third year. Dean Cain hosts The CW program which features magicians performing escapes, large-scale illusions, and sleight-of-hand tricks in front of a live audience.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly in the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — usually the next day, around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
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For comparisons: The sixth season of Masters of Illusion averaged a 0.27 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 1.074 million total viewers.
Note: These are the Live + Same Day Ratings which include “live” viewing plus delayed DVR viewing, up until 3am local time that same night. Ratings marked with an “*” are the fast affiliate ratings and will be updated with the Live+SD numbers when they are made available. Typically, networks get paid for C+3 ratings which includes DVR viewing within three days of the original airing when commercials are watched. Those numbers are rarely released to the press.
What do you think? Do you like the Masters of Illusion TV series? Should it be cancelled or renewed for an eighth season?
I like this show. The illusions are amazing. I frame advance the illusions sometimes on DVR, and sometimes can figure it out and sometimes not. On the season premier show I could not figure out how one magician turned a deck of cards into $100 bills. Both of the first two shows for the season had some really great magic acts. I’m enjoying this show for a second year since I discovered it.